New RoxS sRNA targets identified in B. subtilis by pulsed SILAC
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INSTRUMENT(S): Q Exactive Plus
ORGANISM(S): Bacillus Subtilis Subsp. Subtilis Str. 168 (ncbitaxon:224308)
SUBMITTER: 
Sylvain Durand
PROVIDER: MSV000091084 | MassIVE | Wed Jan 18 06:29:00 GMT 2023
REPOSITORIES: MassIVE
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